Egypt

Egypt, Africa, is one of Lara's more popular travel destinations.

Egypt has a lot to offer to archaeologists and tourists: the Sphinx, the Pyramids of Giza, Abu Simbel, the Temple of Karnak, the King's Valley...

Quite a few Egyptian Gods and other important figures of Egyptian history or mythology are mentioned in Tomb Raider (Horus, Isis, Osiris, Seth)

Tomb Raider

The first time Lara travels to Egypt was in the original Tomb Raider. Searching for a piece of the Scion, she comes to the City of Khamoon.

Levels

• City of Khamoon
• Obelisk of Khamoon
• Sanctuary of the Scion

Unfinished Business

Lara has unfinished business in the City of Khamoon, so she returns here once more, after her adventure in Tomb Raider.

Levels

• Return to Egypt
• Temple of the Cat

The Last Revelation

The next time Lara travels to Egypt was to explore the Tomb of Seth in The Last Revelation. By taking the Amulet of Horus from Seth's Sarcophagus, she sets him free. During the course of the game Lara will then travel to quite a few locations throughout Egypt to try and recapture Seth. The adventure begins in the King's Valley, will then bring her to Karnak, to Alexandria, from there to Cairo and in the end to Giza.

Tomb Raider Anniversary

As Tomb Raider Anniversary is a remake of Tomb Raider Lara will once again visit Egypt.

From the Official Site

Buried deep within these hidden Egyptian temple walls, lie secret chambers protected by wild animals and terrifying undead creatures. If you survive these and the rooms' deadly traps, prepare to uncover an immense Sphinx and scale the colossal statues of god-kings Anubis and Horus.

Levels

• Egypt - Temple of Khamoon
• Egypt - Obelisk of Khamoon
• Egypt - Sanctuary of the Scion

Novels

Amulet of Power

The Novel Amulet of Power will answer the questions on what happened after The Last Revelation.

Locations

• Abu Simbel
• Alexandria
• Aswan
• Giza
• Cairo
• Karnak
• King's Valley

Kings, Pharaohs and Gods

• Cleopatra
• Horus
• Isis
• Osiris
• Seth

Information

Egypt is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula[1]. The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C., and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Following the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, Egypt became an important world transportation hub, but also fell heavily into debt. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty with the overthrow of the British-backed monarchy in 1952. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honoured place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt.

See Also

Wikipedia page about Ancient Egypt